Elegy Poem

This is a poem that expresses sorrow over the death of someone you loved or respected.

Simply mourns the passing of all life and beauty.

Elegy Poem

Does not have to rhymeDoes not have a rhythm

When writing your poem make sure you have a least fourteen lines.

I watched as the old, tired hands of my grandmother

Pulled at the tubes attached to her body.I watched as she struggled to sit up,

And gasped for air that simply would not come.

I watched as they lowered the casket,Sealing her away from me forever.

Her life had been one of giving,One of loving, of sharing, of laughing.

I would not weep for my grandmother.I would not cry out for her.I would not forget her pain.

She had suffered enough, and did not need my tears.

HAIKU

A Japanese poem that is written in three lines.

An old silent pond…A frog jumps into the pond.

Splash! Silence again.

HAIKU

Traditionally, a Haiku is about nature and does not rhyme.

1st line has Five Syllables 2nd line has Seven Syllables 3rd line has Five Syllables

Woodpeckers chatter, (5)While bees and butterflies dance. (7)

Spring is here again! (5)

How to write a limerick   Limerick poems have five lines (1st, 2nd, 5th have 9

syllables; 3rd, 4th have 7 syllables)   The last words of the first, second, and fifth lines rhyme

together.   The last words of the third and fourth lines rhyme

together.   Must be funny   Must have a repeating rhythm.

A Clumsy Young Fellow Named Tim A clumsy young fellow named Tim (A)

was never informed how to swim. (A)He fell off a dock (B)and sunk like a rock. (B)And that was the end of him. (A)

The Traveling Lady There was a large lady from Perth Who wanted to travel the earth But her wish was in vain For the door of the plane Was not wide enough for her girth

Clerihew Clerihews are funny poems you write

about specific people. Clerihews have just a few simple rules:

1. Only four lines long2. The first two lines rhyme

(a)3. The last two lines rhyme (b)4. Must be FUNNY!

The first line usually names a person and the second line usually ends with something that rhymes with that person.

Clerihew Examples

My band teacher Mr. Lockhart is kind of nutty

I wish I didn’t have him as a buddy.He’s goofy and tells some stupid jokes:

I wonder where he’ll go if he croaks

I like to visit the neighborhood baker He is quite the cupcake maker His shop is now closed and he’s in jail Because he tried to feed his wife a nail

How-To Poems     Think of an everyday event. Come up with a funny, silly, or

outrageous way to do it. Each poem must contain at least four stanzas with four lines

each. First and second lines of each stanza rhyme together, but do not

rhyme with any other stanza. Third and fourth lines of each stanza rhyme together, but do not

rhyme with any other stanza.     Have fun with these poems and use your imagination when

trying to come up with creative ways to do everyday, ordinary things.